Valorar Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb valorar means to value, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Valorar is a regular -ar verb, so the tables below show you exactly how it behaves in every tense. On this page you will find the full conjugation of valorar in all thirteen tenses, notes on when to use each one, example sentences, the mistakes learners make most often, a ten-question quiz and answers to the questions students ask about this verb. For example, in the present tense you say Yo valoro su trabajo — "I value his work" — and in the preterite you say Yo valoré la ayuda — "I valued the help". Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: valorar
- English: to value
- Verb type: regular -ar verb
- Ending: -ar
- Gerund: valorando
- Past participle: valorado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + valorado)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for valorar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for valorar. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.
Gerund: valorando · Past participle: valorado
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | valoro |
| tú | valoras |
| él/ella/Ud. | valora |
| nosotros/as | valoramos |
| vosotros/as | valoráis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | valoran |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | valoré |
| tú | valoraste |
| él/ella/Ud. | valoró |
| nosotros/as | valoramos |
| vosotros/as | valorasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | valoraron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | valoraba |
| tú | valorabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | valoraba |
| nosotros/as | valorábamos |
| vosotros/as | valorabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | valoraban |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | valoraré |
| tú | valorarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | valorará |
| nosotros/as | valoraremos |
| vosotros/as | valoraréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | valorarán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | valoraría |
| tú | valorarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | valoraría |
| nosotros/as | valoraríamos |
| vosotros/as | valoraríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | valorarían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he valorado |
| tú | has valorado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha valorado |
| nosotros/as | hemos valorado |
| vosotros/as | habéis valorado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han valorado |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había valorado |
| tú | habías valorado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había valorado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos valorado |
| vosotros/as | habíais valorado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían valorado |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré valorado |
| tú | habrás valorado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá valorado |
| nosotros/as | habremos valorado |
| vosotros/as | habréis valorado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán valorado |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría valorado |
| tú | habrías valorado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría valorado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos valorado |
| vosotros/as | habríais valorado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían valorado |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | valore |
| tú | valores |
| él/ella/Ud. | valore |
| nosotros/as | valoremos |
| vosotros/as | valoréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | valoren |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | valorara |
| tú | valoraras |
| él/ella/Ud. | valorara |
| nosotros/as | valoráramos |
| vosotros/as | valorarais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | valoraran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | valora |
| él/ella/Ud. | valore |
| nosotros/as | valoremos |
| vosotros/as | valorad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | valoren |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | valores |
| él/ella/Ud. | valore |
| nosotros/as | valoremos |
| vosotros/as | valoréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | valoren |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | valorando | with estar for the progressive: estoy valorando |
| Past participle | valorado | with haber for the perfect tenses: he valorado |
How to use each tense
Present indicative
Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. It is the tense you will use most often in everyday conversation, for habits with words like todos los días and for statements that are true in general. For valorar, the present indicative looks like this in a real sentence: Yo valoro la ayuda — "I value the help". Learn the present indicative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Preterite
Use the preterite for finished actions in the past — things that started and ended, often with time words like ayer, anoche or la semana pasada. The preterite moves a story forward, one completed event at a time. For valorar, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Yo valoré mucho — "I valued a lot". Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect
Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with words like antes, de niño or mientras. It describes how things used to be, not one finished event. For valorar, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo valoraba su trabajo — "I used to value his work". Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future
Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. It talks about what will happen, not what is happening now. For valorar, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Yo valoraré la ayuda — "I will value the help". Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional
Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often in si clauses. It softens a request and describes imagined situations. For valorar, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Yo valoraría mucho — "I would value a lot". Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present perfect
Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. It connects the past with the present moment. For valorar, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo he valorado su trabajo — "I have valued his work". Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Pluperfect
Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. It is the past of the past, and it usually appears with antes de or ya. For valorar, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo había valorado la ayuda — "I had valued the help". Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future perfect
Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time, often with para mañana or para el viernes. For valorar, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo habré valorado mucho — "I will have valued a lot". Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional perfect
Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. It looks back at a past that never happened. For valorar, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo habría valorado su trabajo — "I would have valued his work". Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. The subjunctive does not state a fact; it states an attitude towards the action. For valorar, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él valore la ayuda — "I hope he values the help". Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For valorar, the imperfect subjunctive (-ra) looks like this in a real sentence: Si yo valorara mucho, todo cambiaría — "If I valued a lot, everything would change". Learn the imperfect subjunctive (-ra) forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (affirmative)
Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. It tells someone to do something, and it has no yo form. For valorar, the imperative (affirmative) looks like this in a real sentence: Valore su trabajo — "Let him value his work". Learn the imperative (affirmative) forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (negative)
Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. It uses the subjunctive forms, so it looks different from the affirmative commands. For valorar, the imperative (negative) looks like this in a real sentence: No valores la ayuda — "Don't value the help". Learn the imperative (negative) forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with valorar, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Yo valoro mucho — "I value a lot"
- Él valora su trabajo — "He values his work"
- Yo valoré la ayuda — "I valued the help"
- Yo valoraba mucho — "I used to value a lot"
- Tú valorarás su trabajo — "You will value his work"
- Yo valoraría la ayuda — "I would value the help"
- Él ha valorado mucho — "He has valued a lot"
- Espero que él valore su trabajo — "I hope he values his work"
- Yo había valorado la ayuda — "I had valued the help"
- Ellos valoraban mucho — "They used to value a lot"
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Ellos valora su trabajo — Right: Ellos valoran su trabajo — Ellos needs the ellos form valoran. The singular valora belongs with él, ella or a singular noun.
- Wrong: Ayer, yo valoro — Right: Ayer, yo valoré — The present tense cannot describe a finished action yesterday. Ayer forces the preterite, so the form must change to valoré.
- Wrong: De niño, yo valoré todos los días. — Right: Todos los días, yo valoraba — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (valoraba), not the preterite. The preterite (valoré) is for one finished action.
- Wrong: Yo soy valorado la ayuda. — Right: Yo he valorado la ayuda. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he valorado, has valorado, ha valorado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: Espero que él valora su trabajo. — Right: Espero que él valore su trabajo. — After espero que, Spanish needs the subjunctive: valore. The indicative valora is wrong here.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on valorar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ su trabajo. (present tense) A. valoro B. valoraba C. habían valorado D. habías valorado
Complete the sentence: Él ___ su trabajo. (preterite) A. valoró B. valorarás C. valore D. habíais valorado
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ su trabajo. (imperfect) A. valoraras B. valoraríamos C. valoró D. valorábamos
Complete the sentence: Tú ___ su trabajo. (future) A. valorarás B. valoraste C. habrá valorado D. valorarías
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ su trabajo. (conditional) A. valoramos B. has valorado C. han valorado D. valoraría
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ su trabajo. (present subjunctive) A. habéis valorado B. valoraste C. valoraba D. valore
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ su trabajo, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. valoremos B. había valorado C. valoro D. valorara
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ su trabajo. (present perfect) A. habéis valorado B. valorarían C. hemos valorado D. valoras
Complete the command: No ___ su trabajo. (negative imperative, tú) A. valoréis B. valore C. valores D. valoremos
Which is the gerund of valorar, used with estar for the progressive? A. valoraba B. valoré C. valoraré D. valorando
Answer key
- valoro — The yo present tense of valorar is valoro.
- valoró — The él/ella/Ud. preterite of valorar is valoró.
- valorábamos — The nosotros/as imperfect of valorar is valorábamos.
- valorarás — The tú future of valorar is valorarás.
- valoraría — The yo conditional of valorar is valoraría.
- valore — The él/ella/Ud. present subjunctive of valorar is valore.
- valorara — The yo imperfect subjunctive, -ra form of valorar is valorara.
- hemos valorado — The nosotros/as present perfect of valorar is hemos valorado.
- valores — The negative tú imperative uses the present subjunctive form with no before it: valores.
- valorando — The gerund of valorar is valorando: estoy valorando. The participle valorado is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does valorar mean in English?
Valorar means to value. It is used in everyday situations such as Yo valoro su trabajo. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is valorar regular?
Yes. Valorar is a regular -ar verb: valoro, valoras, valora. The only thing to learn is the pattern of endings, which is the same for every regular -ar verb.
What is the gerund and the past participle of valorar?
The gerund is valorando, used with estar for the progressive: estoy valorando. The past participle is valorado, used with haber in the perfect tenses: he valorado.
How do I say “I value” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: Yo valoré la ayuda. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: Yo valoraba mucho. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: Yo he valorado su trabajo.
How do I practise valorar?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the valorar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Valorar in the present tense — the full present-tense table for valorar.
- Valorar examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for valorar.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Vigilar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with valorar.
- Votar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with valorar.
- Zumbar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with valorar.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.
- Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.